second half of the 18th-first half of the 19th century
Japan
Object qualities
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Objectclothes: Formal Robe
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumSilk and metallic-thread embroidery on resist-dyed and painted silk satin damask (rinzu)
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SizeOverall: 72 x 49 1/2 in. (182.9 x 125.7 cm)
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Geography details
Japan -
Country today
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Datesecond half of the 18th-first half of the 19th century
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CultureJapan
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PeriodEdo period (1615-1868)
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Luxurious outer robes like this one were worn by high-ranking samurai women in the late Edo period. By the 1870s, however, some of these garments had found their way into the wardrobes of Western women or had been remade into European styles of the time.
